text_original: Within five months of the accession of the new Emperor, the Saracen commander Moslemah, with eighty thousand men, had crossed the Hellespont and begun to block  ade the city with a ditch and rampart.
text_transcription: WITHIN FIVE MONTHS OF THE ACCESSION OF THE NEW EMPEROR SEVEN EIGHTEEN THE SARACEN COMMANDER MOSLEMA WITH EIGHTY THOUSAND MEN HAD CROSSED THE HELLESPONT AND BEGAN TO BLOCKADE THE CITY WITH A DITCH AND RAMPART
phonemes: wɪðˌɪn fˈaɪv mˈʌnθs ʌvðɪ ɐksˈɛʃən ʌvðə nˈuː ˈɛmpɚɹɚ, ðə sˈæɹəsən kəmˈændɚ mˈɑːslɛmə, wɪð ˈeɪɾi θˈaʊzənd mˈɛn, hæd kɹˈɔst ðə hˈɛlɪspˌɔnt ænd bɪɡˈʌn tə blˈɑːk ɐdˈɛ ðə sˈɪɾi wɪð ɐ dˈɪtʃ ænd ɹˈæmpɑːɹt.